Theo Epstein

Cubs President Theo Epstein outlined three scenarios leading up to Friday's 3 p.m. trade deadline. "If we do something on the bigger end, it will involve players who will help us beyond this year," Epstein said Monday before the Cubs' 9-8 win over the Rockies on Kris Bryant's walk-off two-run homer in the ninth. "If we do something smaller size, it probably will be more for a rental player. And if we do nothing, it will be because we couldn't find anything rational that we actually do. "I don't know which of those three directions it will go yet." Although multiple teams are linked to the Cubs, the Padres fit their needs on a short-term...

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Cubs President Theo Epstein outlined three scenarios leading up to Friday's 3 p.m. trade deadline.
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When Cubs President Theo Epstein left an hourlong meeting with Kyle Schwarber in February 2014 at the team complex in Mesa, Ariz., he sensed something special about the Indiana catcher, who was in town for a college tournament.
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The Phillies eventually pulled Hamels off waivers, but almost one year later he's in the...

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The Cubs may be on their way to serious postseason contention this season.
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It's finally here.
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